Vocab Flashcards by Leila Newman

Q

money from the government for families with more than 2 kids

A

l’allocation familiale

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parental leave

A

le congé parental

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maternity/paternity leave

A

le congé de maternité/paternité

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French welfare

A

le RSA (revenu de solidarité active)

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to retire

A

prendre la retraite

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to be unemployed

A

être au chômage

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paid vacation

A

les congés payés

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money from the government for back to school (for low income families)

A

les allocation de rentrée

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the chores

A

les tâches/corvées ménagères

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to broom

A

balayer/passer le balai

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to cook

A

cuisiner/faire la cuisine

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to iron

A

faire le repassage/repasser

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to do the dishes

A

faire la vaisselle

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to do the laundrey

A

faire la lessive

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to vacuum

A

passer l’aspirateur

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inequality

A

l’inégalité

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parity/equality

A

la partié/l’égalité

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to rake

A

ratisser

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to mow the lawn

A

tondre la pelouse

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to turn 18

A

devenir majeur

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to go to a party

A

aller à une soirée

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to greet with a kiss

A

se faire la bise

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le coup de foudre

A

to fall in love with

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the youngest siblings

A

les cadets, les benjamins

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the oldest siblings

l'aîné

well-mannered/rude

bien/mal élevé

an orphan

un(e) orphelin(e)

a single parent family

single parent famil

a blended family

une famille recomposée

a family with three or more children

une famille nombreuse

a foster family

une famille d'accueil

a polygamist family

une famille polygamique

to live together unmarried

vivre en concubinageq

to be pregnant

être enceinte

to get married by common law

se pacser

common law marriage

un pacs

to start a family

fonder une famille

the family/household

le foyer

a stay at home mom

une femme au foyer

a stay at home dad

un homme au foyer

several

plusiers

a nursey

une pouponnière

intergenerational family

la famille intergénérationelle

all the kids in the family

la fratrie

the connection

le lien

happiness

le bonheur

connected

lié(e)

annoying

agaçant

joyful

joyeux

a neighborhood

un quartier

suburbs

la banlieue

apartment building

un immeuble

housing development

un lotissement

a middle class home

un pavillon de banlieue

home repairs

le bricolage

family home

le domicile familial

a vacation home

une résidence secondaire

low income housing

le HLM

the rent

le loyer

the renter

le locotaire

the roomate

le colocataire

homeless person

un SDF